Drug equipment dumped at Kaleen school

Dumped hydroponic equipment including fertiliser bottles at Kaleen High School.

ACT Policing

Canberrans are being urged to look out for suspicious activity in their neighbourhood after drug making equipment was dumped at Kaleen High School.

Police found a large amount of hydroponic equipment and drug paraphernalia including liquid fertiliser, hydroponic bulbs, ducting, fans and potting mix discarded near some bins on Monday.

The discover comes less than a week after $300,000 worth of cannabis plants were found in a home at Macgregor.

ACT Police is asking people to be on the look out for suspicious activity among their neighbours, after a large amount of hydroponic equipment was found dumped at Kaleen High School.

Detective Sergeant Shane Scott says it is possible the equipment found at the school was from a nearby cannabis greenhouse.

"Nothing to indicate directly where it's come from but obviously given its proximity to a school in Kaleen it's possible it's in that area," he said.

"We can't indicate directly from what's been seized as to how large the set-up might have been, but obviously there's a large amount of fertiliser and a number of lamps which might indicate a reasonable size set-up. All the items have been forensically tested."

Detective Sergeant Scott says people need to keep and eye out and get to know their neighbours.

"Generally what might give an indication is unkempt yards, infrequent visitors, occupants who are keeping to themselves or being secretive, strange smells and bright lights 24-7," he said.